The NFL has released its 2017 regular-season schedule. Here’s a look at what’s in store for the Minnesota Vikings.
Breakdown: An early slate of home games will provide the Vikings an opportunity to build momentum after their late-season collapse last year. But if the Vikings are going to return to the playoffs, they'll have to handle a late stretch of difficult road games that includes another Thanksgiving Day matchup in Detroit, followed by trips to Atlanta and Carolina. And for the second straight year, the Vikings will spend Christmas weekend in Green Bay, where they'll play the Packers in a Saturday night matchup on Dec.